Monday's Music Moves Me: Soundtrack of a Magical Life

 To me I like to spend times outdoors so I think JJ Grey and Mofro's "Lochloosa" sums it up. This is from a life version so might not want to blast it at work. Maybe a GD, or bull s**t thrown in. 

Sharing moments staring in the eyes of a lover...

"In Your Eyes" Peter Gabriel

Of course, you have to be able to enjoy life on your own

Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald "On my Own:

Of course my life is magical and not ordinary

"Live a Life Less Ordinary" by Carbon Leaf

Hope Monday's Music Moved You and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Songs About Spring

It is a frosty morning in Florida but Spring is here and in celebration of the new season the Monday's Music Moves Me is songs about Spring.

"I  caught a taste of Springtime on your lips" are found in the lyrics if Robert Plant's " Like I've Never Been Gone"

 Fitting with the chilly weather Carly Simon's "Spring Will Be A Little Later this Year"

Nina Simone with "Spring is Here"

Happy Spring I hope you enjoy!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Back to the Dance Floor

 Hey I decided to venture back into the dance party called Monday's Music Moves Me! It'd been a while but this old wallflower is ready to strut!

"Get Ready for This" 2 Unlimited 

That got me moving, I'm getting my moves back...

"Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5

Come on and dance!

"Come Dancing" The Kinks

Keep it moving with Chic "Le Freak"

Ah you know you can't...

   "U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer

I hope this gets you moving and hopefully I will see you next time! 

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Monday's Music Moves Me: A Celebration of The Foo Fighters

 My last post was announcing the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Today's theme is your choice, and mine is to continue celebrating the Foo Fighters.

                                                 "Best of You"

"Everlong"

"All My Life"

"My Hero"

Hope you enjoyed the songs and see you soon!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Love Songs

 Monday's Music Moves Me theme this week is "Love Songs."  Let's get this party started with Tesla "Love Song"

Throw in a little Elvis "Love Me Tender" 

Sometimes Love is tainted, "Tainted Love" Soft Cell

Sometimes "Love Hurts" by Nazareth

I'll finish with Journey's "Faithfully" love isn't in the title but it's a love song

                                                   Hope you enjoyed the tunes, and I will see you soon!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Third Day of Christmas

 One more round of Christmas Music. It is still Christmas time. The 12 Days of Christmas and a lot more started on Christmas Day.

                                               Pentatonix "12 Days of Christmas"

If you like this one, they have a new album out and a tour in 2022

"Light of Christmas Day"

Billy Porter "Go Tell it on the Mountain"

Monday's Music Moves Me: Christmas Week Edition

 I'm back with another Monday's Music Moves Me. It is the Holidays, and the theme is Christmas Songs, and I am going with a Christmas Week version.

What am I getting for Christmas?

Stan Freberg "Nuttin' for Christmas"

Gene Autry "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Bing Crosby " Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

Chuck Berry "Run Rudolph Run"

Celtic Woman "Silent Night"

I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Christmas Songs or maybe not

 It is the Holiday's and I decided to give Monday's Music Moves Me a shot. The theme is Christmas Songs and I kind of put the twist or not on it. 

J.J. Grey "Santa Claus, True Love & Freedom"

Really any excuse to share J.J.'s music is a good one. The song got me thinking about Christmas songs that might not be Christmas tunes.

Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal"

from Neptune's Daughter "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

Dean Martin "Let it Snow"

                                                                                           

What are some other Christmas Songs, might not be Christmas Songs?

Hope you enjoy and Happy Holidays!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Monday's Music Moves Me: 80's/90s Movie Songs

 

Monday's Music Moves Me theme for today is Movie Music from the 80s and 90s. I hope you enjoy my selections.

From the raunchy Porky's Revenge comes the beautiful "Sleepwalk" cover by Jeff Beck.

The Lovemongers covering Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" from the Singles soundtrack.

The sisters from Heart with a side project.

Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone" from Top Gun

Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" from Breakfast Club

Well five sounds like a good number. I will do another cover this one from the 90s!

Interview with a Vampire Guns and Roses "Sympathy for the Devil"

Covering The Rolling Stones no less.

 

Monday's Music Moves Me: The Leadership Edition

 Ironically I am following this morning. I see all my blogging friends are doing the Monday's Music Moves Me thing. Well here I am.

Let's start this thing!

Shangri-La's "Leader of the Pack"

B.B. King "Paying the Cost to be the Boss"

Jimmy Reed "Big Boss Man"

Not to be sexist, woman can be the boss. Mick Jagger "She's the Boss"

To tie this in with Valentine's Day that just passed

Papa Roach "Leader of Broken Hearts"

Hope you enjoyed and I will see you soon!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Christmas Music, Santa Songs

 Welcome to my blog! This Month's theme for Monday's Music Moves Me is Christmas Songs. I am breaking it up into many themes and this week I selected Santa Songs. 

                                                  Mariah Carey with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson

"Oh, Santa" 

It wouldn't be Christmas without "Santa Shark"

Bruce Springsteen "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"

The Beach Boys "Little Saint Nick"

I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Reindeer Songs (Christmas Songs)

 Monday's Music Moves Me theme for December is Christmas Songs. I did my first one on a theme of Winter Time. My theme this time around is Reindeer games, I main songs!  Spike the Eggnog and let's start this Holiday Dance Party.

The Temptations take on "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer"

Chuck Berry "Run Rudolph Run"

Amy Grant Ali Lohan "Santa's Reindeer Ride"

Elmo and Patsy "Grandma Got Ran over by a Reindeer"

Gene Autry "Nine Reindeer"

Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoy the Holidays!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Winter Time (Christmas Songs)

 Monday's Music Moves Me theme for December is Christmas Songs all month long. As I do them, I am going to split them into still different themes. Happy Holidays and I hope you enjoy! To get us in the Holiday Season this week I will start us off with some Winter Songs that have made there way into the Christmas Carol list.

                                               Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

The Ronettes "Sleigh Ride"

Ella Fitzgerald " Frosty the Snow Man"

Bing Crosby "Winter Wonderland"

I hope you enjoy! For more Christmas songs check out he other 4M Dance Parties here. See you next Monday!

                                      

Monday's Music Moves Me: November Songs

Today's theme on Monday's Music Moves Me is a freebie before the month long Christmas music celebration. As we say farewell to November I thought I would go with November songs. Possibly a theme that would have been better served at the beginning of the month. However it is the thought going through my mind at 3AM. 

Wyclef Jean "Gone Till November"

Guns N Roses "November Rain"

Tom Waits "November"

The Avett Brothers "Blue November"

Sandy Denny "Late November"

Hope you enjoyed the music! Come back tomorrow for a brand new Battle of the Bands to kick off December!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Grateful

 Thanksgiving is this week! Keeping in that theme today's topic on Monday's Music Moves Me is spelling out GRATEFUL. Well let's get started.

                                                 "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" Bad Company

"Radio Ga Ga" Queen

"All of My Love" Led Zeppelin

"Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 

"Easy Lover" Phillip Bailey, Phil Collins

"Fun, Fun, Fun"  The Beach Boys

"Uncle John's Band"  The Grateful Dead

Love is a Battlefield Pat Benatar

Besides sharing the music feel free to share some of the things you are grateful for in the comments. I'm grateful there is music to share.

Monday's Music Moves Me: Songs from those who Passed Away in November

 This week's theme on Monday's Music Moves Me is a freebie. Last week we looked at artists born in November, I am flipping the coin and going with artists who have died in November. 

Freddie Mercury 11.24.91

"Another One Bites The Dust"

George Harrison 11.29.2001

"What is Life"

Michael Hutchence 11.22.1997

INXS "Disappear"

                                                                                                                                                                       Allen Toussaint 11.10.2015

"Southern Nights"

Leonard Cohen 11.07.2016

"Closing Time"

Leon Russell 11.13.2016

"A Song for You"

I hope you enjoyed the set and see you soon!

                                                                                

Monday's Music Moves Me: Born in November

 It's Monday time for Monday's Music Moves Me and today's theme is musicians born in November! 

Let's start the party!

Jimi Hendrix born 11/27/1942

"Purple Haze"

Tina Turner 11/26/1939

"The Best"

Jeff Buckley 11/17/1966

"Last Goodbye"

Miranda Lambert 11/10/1983

"The House that Built Me"

Joe Walsh 11/20/1947

"Ordinary Average Guy"

Miley Cyrus 11/23/1992

"The Climb"

There are many more but I thought I would get this party started with a six pack of songs!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Election Theme

 Today's theme is a freebie and I have chosen "election themed songs" as my theme. I don't care who you vote for or if you are like me already voted for it is none of my business. I have international readers obviously they can't vote in the U.S. election. Others may choose not to vote and that is your choice. However election day is Tuesday and it is kind of a big event. 

James Brown starts the party with "Living in America"

Johnny Sea "Day for Decision"

We went way back to 1966 for that one.

We'll stay in that era with "Voice Your Choice" by The Radiants released in 1965

Paula Webb "Please Mr. President"

From 1985 "Election Day" Arcadia

Alice Cooper "Elected"

Maybe a "Funky President" ...

A double helping of James Brown "I feel good!"

Just for fun The Presidents of the United States of America "Peaches"

Hope you enjoyed! The election is tomorrow stay safe, have fun and enjoy the dance floor!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Roctober 80s Edition

Roctober edition. Today is Monday October 12, 2020.  It is time for Monday's Music Moves Me! Today's theme is pick a decade and celebrate Rocktober. I am picking the 80's so crank up your Walkmans and Boomboxes it is time to rock!

I am Mike and I will be counting down the top Rock songs from 1980-1989, my source playback.fm.

                                            1980 "Keep on Loving You" REO Speedwagon

1981 "Start Me Up" The Rolling Stones

1982 and 1983 The Police "Every Breathe You Take"

1984 Foreigner "I  Want to Know What Love Is"

1985 Dire Straits "Money For Nothing"

1986 Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer"

1987 U2 "With or Without You"

1988 R.E.M "Orange Crush"

1989 Alannah Myles "Black Velvet"

 

Did any of these surprise you? Well I will see you soon with a new post!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Number One Hits for the first week of Rocktober

 It's Rocktober, it's time for Monday's Music Moves Me, and the theme is a freebie. I thought I would time travel and see if I can find some Rock songs topping the Billboard charts for the first week in October. Get your retro dance outfit and let's start this Rock and Roll sock hop.

The week ending October 2, 1965..."Hang on Sloopy" by The McCoys

On Today's Date 1968 The Beatles "Hey Jude" topped the charts..

On October 2, 1971 Rod Stewart topped the Chart with "Maggie May"

October 4, 1975 David Bowie "Fame" was on top..

October 2, 1976 time to "Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry

Queen ruled on October 4, 1980 with "Another One Bites the Dust"

On October 2, 1982 John Cougar (Melloncamp) with "Jack and Diane"

On October 6, 1984 Prince and the Revolution ruled with "Let's Go Crazy"

On this date in 1985 it was Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"

Hope you enjoyed and I will see you soon!